Sample-holder.



No. V80-.817. l PATENTED JAN. 24, 1905. G. L SAUBR. SAMPLE HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE-25, 1904.

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- llwrrien Sfrarns Patented January 24;, 1905.

Parent Orrrcn.

GEORGE JOHN SAUER, OE ORlSKA, 'NORTH DAKOTA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TOyEDITH MOORE.

SAltlPlsiE-i-lOLDEFBB SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No.780,817, dated January 24, 1905.

Application filed June 25, 1904. Serial No. 214,170.

T0 a/ZZ whom, it may concern:

. Be it known that I, Gnonen JOHN SAunr., a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Oriska, in the county of Barnes and State of NorthDakota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inSample-Holders; and I do he'reby declare the following to be a full,clear, and eXact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

Myinvention relates to sample-holders, and more particularly to aportfolio or appliance of such character as will enable a plurality7 ofsamples, as laces, ribbons, embroideries, dress-trimmings, sills,velvets, dress goods, yarn, etc., to be conveniently and readilydisplayed and at the same time protected against becoming soiled orbeing subjected to fading effect by strong light while not in use; andmy invention consists of certain novel features of construction andcombination of parts, the preferred form whereofwill be hereinafterclearly set forth, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, whichare made a part of this application, and in which- Figure l shows a planView of my sampleholder with a variety of samples secured in positionthereon. Eig. 2 is a similar view vshowing the reverse side of saidholder with a portion thereof broken away to show the manner of securingthe samples to the holder,

while Eig. 3 shows a longitudinal sectionalV view of the holder andsamples thereon.

Brieiiy stated, my'invention consists in providing a receptaclecomprising, essentially,

two preferably oblong members made of any,

desired material and hinged together at one end, whereby they may beopened endwise, so that the samples of laces may be wrapped around oneof said members and the overlapped'ends secured and placed out of sightby closing the other member thereon.

For convenience of reference to the details of my invention andcooperating accessories numerals will be employed, the same numeralapplying to a similar part throughout the several views.

Referring to the numerals on the drawings, 1 designates the main or bodyportion of my "necessary to constitute said members a and 5,

and therefore when the members l and 2 are brought together they will betemporarily locked in union and may be readily separated, as desired.

In some instances ll form the lid member 2 in two parts, said partsbeing hinged together, as designated by the numeral 6, and it thereforefollows that only the outer end of the member 2 may be moved away fromthe member l, or the twosections'constituting said member 2 may be movedaway if it is desired to gain access to the inner overlapped ends of.the samples, which latter are deslgnated'by the numeral 7.

In Fig. 2 it will be seen that-the overlapped ends of the samples 7 aretemporarily secured together, as bya common pin 8,-and when the lidmember2 is secured down upon said overlapped ends the pins securing theends of the samples together will be entirely hidden from View, leavingacomplete section of the sample exposed to view upon the outer side ofthe body portion 1, as shown in Figs. l and 3.

lNhen not in use, my improved sampleholder may be placed in any suitablereceptacle or case provided therefor or may be carefully wrapped withpaper until again required for use. Y

If deemed desirable, `a suitable clasp 9 may be hinged to the member lnear its outer end and adapted to swing over or in engagement with thefree end of the member 2, thereby holding the same in lockedrelationship provided the outer locking devices a and 5 are notemployed.

The various parts of my invention may be cheaply and expeditiously madeof any preferred material and assembled together each in its respectiveplace, and While I have described the preferred combination andconstruction of parts I desire to comprehend in this application allsubstitutes and equivalents that may be considered as falling fairlyWithin the scope of my invention.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, isw

The herein-described sample-carrier comprising a pair of members hingedtogether and forming the body portion and a lid member l and 2,respectively, said body portion being adapted to have a section of asample of merchandise Wrapped around the same and the ends of saidsamples secured on the inner side of said body portion in any prclcrrcdway leaving a smooth continuous section oi said sample displayed uponthe outer side of the body portion; suitable hinges for holding themembers l and 2 together and locking dcvices comprising a plurality ofprojections carried by the body portion and adapted to enter suitablerecesses in the lid-section, all combined substantially as spcciiied andfor the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed 1n y naine to this specilication inthe presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

GEORGE JOHN SAUER.

fitnessesz Jnssn B. FLINT, N. GAUCHE.

